Man, that pesky All-Star break sure came at the wrong time.
After falling to nine games below .500 near the end of January, the Utah Jazz battled back in a big way as they were able to rattle off a stunning 11-game win streak that put them two games above .500 and right back into the playoff race. After playing uninspiring basketball for most of the first half of the season, the Jazz were finally firing on all cylinders and looked as daunting and dangerous as ever.
However, the flow of that incredible streak was rudely interrupted by that nuisance of an All-Star break that landed right at the height of Utah’s dominance.